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The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
The Cherry Feast.

In the month of July there was an
nually celebrated, for four centuries, at
Hamburg a strange festival, known as
s'The Cherry Feast" 1t was for the
most part confined to young folks who,
when cherries were ripe, usually early in
the month, marched through the streets
of the town bearing branches laden with
ripe, luscious fruit. Like every other
ceremony it celebrates an event, which
has not yet been forgotten. In the year
1882 a great HUSTLE army besieged the
CITY of Hamburg, under the command of
Procopius the Great. The war had ragged
for many years, and on both sides it had
become both bitter and cruel. When
they saw the army outside their walls the
people of Hamburg became extremely
frightened, as they could not hope to
hold out long against such odds. A
council of chief citizens was held to de-
wise some method of saving the town.
Nothing seemed feasible until some one
suggested that they should send out all the
little children, for, said one, ''the sight
will surely melt the hearts of the soldiers,
and they will do us no harm" The sug-
gestion was acted upon and all the chill
dren of the town were gathered together
from their homes and set in marching
order. The gates of the city were
opened, and they were told to march out
to the army. Great was the surprise OF
the army to see the gates of the city
swing open; but greater still their sur
prise when they saw march out an army
of little children, clad in white. When
they heard the pattering of the tiny feet,
and when the little ones drew up timid-
ly before the tents the warriors were fair
ly conquered, and tears filled their eyes;
They who had come to rob, kill, and
burn. threw down their arms and gather
ing beautiful branches full of fruit off
the cherry trees, sent the children back
to their parents with those branches
and message of peace, which was faith
fully observed. The children won a
great and bloodless victory, and, in COM
memoration of it, these branches were
until recently, if not now, carried
through the streets by the children
the YeD1 EOuuH
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
THE LAND OF LITTLE PEOPLE.

Far away, and yet 50 near rs, lies a land
where all have been,
Played beside its sparkling zaters, danced
along its meadows green,
Where the busy world we dwell in and Us
noises only seem
Like the scho of a tempest or the shadow Of
adream,
And il grows not old forever, sweet and
young il is to-day,
It's the land Of little people, where tho
happy children play.
And the things they know and see there ara
50 wonderful and grand,
Things that wiser folks and older cannot know
or understand;
In the woods they meet the fairies, find the
giants in their caves,
See the palaces Of cloudland and the murmur
OF the waves,
KNOW what all the brides sing OF, hear the
secrets of the flowers,
For the land CT little people is another world
than ours.
Once twas ours; it's ours no longer, for, when
nursery time is DER,
Through the land OF little people we may wan
der never more.
But we hear their merry voices and we 500
them at their play,
And our own dark world grows brighter, and
we seem young as they,
Roaming over shore and meadow, talking To
the birds and flowers,
For the land of little people is a fairer
world than ours
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
FARM AND GARDEN.
Roses in the Garden.

Like nearly all other plants, roses de
light in a deep, rich, well drained land,
saws Peter Henderson in the american
AGricuLturist. When a bed of Hybrid
Perpetual Roses is to be planted, the soil
should be dug to the depth of at least
one foot. and well mixed with coating
of two or three inches Of rotten cow
manure. In the absence of that, sow
bone dust on the surface just enough to
cover it. and mix to the depth Of foot
with the soil. If Hybrid Perpetual Roses
are to be set out in a permanent bed,
plant from eighteen to twenty inches
each way; if Hybrid Teas plant fourteen
to sixteen inches, and if Monthlies or
Teas about twelve inches. The Hybrid
Perpetual and Tea Roses require to be
pruned, like any other hardy shrub. Cut
the Young wood any time after the leaves
have dropped, back to two or five eyes,
regulating it according to the strength of
the shoot, the weaker shoots being cut to
two or three eyes, the stronger to four or
five, shaping the bush so as to get it in
good form. The Monthly or Tea Roses
require but little pruning, except TO thin
out the blind" or old wood, or topping
by pinching out the center of any shoot
that is growing too luxuriantly: SO as to
keep the plant in good shape.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
Hints on Butter Making.

Mr.. C. Monkey, of Vermont, recently
declared in the Homestead that to make
good butter the milk must be kept clean
as possible while milking, and good
strainer should be used, to take out what
little dirt may drop in. The cows should
be sailed often and kept healthy and
we'll fed. Set the milk in as cool place
as can be had in hot weather, with ia
cilities to warm it in the cold season
when needed. 1t does not matter so
much what the milk is set in, so far as
good butter is concerned, if cleanliness
is observed and the right care is taken to
get the cream. He says:
Il have been brought up in the dairy
business and have followed it for over
forty years and have aimed to make the
best butter possibly could. Of course
would not set in large pans, If pans
We're to be used. to make less work and
with better results. My wife takes good
care to skim the milk as soon, or before,
it begins to change, and as soon as the
cream VIII stay on the skinner she
takes it Off Then put the cream imme-
diately in can that will hold churnlng
and set it in a cool cellar"
"A word about the cream can. The
cover should have a cap. Experience
shows that cream keeps better and
churns quicker to let it have ventilation.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
OYnrtaken by Ea1e.

Remarkable thing that about the
Guiteau curse" said one Austin man to
another
Eyes, it is"
sHe said misfortune would come upon
all who had anything to do with his
trial"
81 know he did"
ga good many of them are dead al
ready"
$50 have read in the papers"
"No parallel for this is found in his
tory, think"
ooh, yes, there is"
''WhatY'
THE fate that befell the assassins Of
julius Cesar-all dead, every one Of
hem. "-Terds lStTtirlgS.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
A Cool Officer.

A Danish officer is pictured to us
making observations in regard to the de-
Walton of rifle bullets. One day, when
walking on the ramparts at Duppel, he
saw Prussian sharpshooter taking aim
at him. While the soldier placed him
self against tree, in order to take a
steadier aim, the officer raised his glass
to watch his movements. This is all
right" said he; 'the musket is just on
line with my breast-we shall see"
The trigger was pulled, and the Danish
officer quietly wrote down: "At dis
lance of about 500 yards the deviation of
a ball from a rif1ed musket is about one
metre. "-lChambers'S Journal
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
Wide Tired Wagons.

Mr. w. A. Armstrong reports the Ell
mira On. W Farmers Club as regarding
wide tires for many purposes greatly su-
periOr to the narrow ones in common use.
E'NLr Hoffman changed the wheels of a
farm wagon from narrow to broad and
found gain, especially in driving over
meadows or soft ground, as for instance
in drawing out manure. In this work he
employed a wagon with narrow tires and
found it necessary to seek new place
after two or three passages, but IN alter
mating with two wagons, one having
wide tires, he could continue in the
same track a day or two with less harm
than would result from the narrow tires
alone in passing two or three times.
Similar communication of wide tires was
given by nearly all the farmers present,
some of them having made practical
trial, others speaking from observation
extended over considerable time and
many uses. AS to the question of in
creased draft claimed by some persons, it
was not in accord with opinions formed
by these farmers, who reasoned that IN
many cases draft is considerably lessened
by wide tires; as, for instance, in draw
ing heavy loads over soft ground, If tires
are narrow wheels cut in, making con-
slant obstruction in front, whereas wide
tires 90 over without sinking, and neces-
sarily with less draft. 1t was plain that
wide tires for farm wagons were greatly
preferred, and there was even earnest
commentator of proposed law consid-
cred few years ago imposing penalties
upon all users of wagons having narrow
tires on public highways.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
When Fruit Trees Grow.

A German man of science CDR. Krauss
of Halle not long ago made some studies
about fruit trees. He says that they sleep
during the day, and do most of their
growing by night. The fruit of the
cherry laurel, for example, increases nine
times as fast in the night as in the day.
Apples, however, are not quite so lazy
during the day, for their rate of growth
at night is 80 per cent, and 20 per cent.
by day; that is to say, they toll only
four times as quickly by night as by
day.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Why is it a crime for a banker 10 enter
upon partnership with a blacksmith
Because it is forgery Washington Critic.
Curiously enough, the man who is al.
ways in a pickle doesn't preserve his
temper worth a cent. darlington Fro
Press.
Returns from summer militia encamp-
ments award the first prize to the mos
quito for unerring accuracy IN target
practice. i Inter- ocean.
Alas how disappointment frowns,
When hope most bright is cleaning;
The stitches put in wedding gowns
Are oft but idle scanning.
Merchant Traveller.
"Hello, Jack, where you beenr "Col
Letting" "What successW bad. I've
rummaged the city from one end t.
another, and / can't find a man that owes
me cent. philadelphia Nears.
All things are new-the buds, the leaves
That gild the elm trees nodding crest,
And even the nest beneath the caves,
There are no birds in last years nest.
All things are old-joke, incident,
That I'LL the papers East and West,
And even the clown beneath the tent,
There is no fun in last years jest.
-Gooddirs Sun.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
Measuring Hay by Bulk.

Every season come inquiries as to the
most accurate mode of measuring hay
in bulk, and every season come also, from
correspondents in different sections Of
the country, rules for measurement, vary
ing in one or more particulars. Now,
the long and short of the matter is just
this: So many things have to be taken
into consideration In calculating the
weight of hay in bulk it makes it difficult
to ascertain it precisely. For instance,
fine new-mOwn hay, like red-top or herds
grass, would probably not require quite
500 cubic feet for the. ton; timothy alone
requires about $50; clover, $50; coarse
meadow hay, 700 or more. After being
stacked about a month the bulk would
be decreased from to 10 per cent.
Again. hay will vary somewhat IN
measurement according to the time 1t is
cut.
The Government standard for a ton of
hay is Z! feet; this gives 422 cubic feet.
To find the number of cubic feet in a
stack, multiply the area of the base by
one third the perpendicular height. An
estimate very generally accepted is that
% cubic yards of common meadow hay
in the windrow compose a ton, and 10
cubic yards of baled or pressed hay the
same weight. A truss Of new hay, &C
cording to the same estimate, is 60
pounds; of old hay, Sc pounds; load
of hay, 36 trusses; a bale, 800 pounds.
A truss of straw is 40 pounds.
A common rule for finding the number
of cubic feet in a NOV consists in multi
plying the length, width and depth
together. Five hundred cubic feet OF
ordinary clover and timothy hay, packed
under ordinary circumstances, will make
a ton-Neao York World.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07

One of the largest wheat fields in the
world is that of ex-Congressman c. +.
Reed, of Stanislaus county, Cal. 1t con-
sists of 10000 acres in one unbroken
stretch along the bank of the San Joaquin
River. and much Of the land is protected
bv levees, as the stream is higher than
the shore The grain this year is as high
as the back of a horse, and it Is esti-
mated the yield will be forty bushels to
the acre. This will give 400. 900 bushels,
which will load ten large vessels
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07

Cream should not be kept over three
or four days in warm weather, ordinarily,
even if kept In a cool cellar. Cream
should be cooled if necessary the night
before churning in a cold spring or In
ice water, to prevent it from becoming
too soft. Separate the buttermilk as soon
as may be after it comes, rinse with cold
water as cool as you need TO keep the
butter cool, and if need be let it stand In
ice water while before working. The
worker should be well scalded and soaked
in cold water. Then work all of the
buttermilk out by working and washing,
for butter will not keep good if the but
termilk is left in. Take it out. Next
spread the butter over the worker ready
for sailing, three-fourth of an ounce or
more to the pound, just to suit custom
ers, well worked in. If it is not well
worked in the butter will be streaked.
Then pack in heart spruce or ashen tubs,
rightly prepared.
''My way of preparing tubs is as fol-
lows: First scald with cover on) with
boiling water to take the taste out of
the tub Then soak in the strong brine
to crystalline the tub ready for the butter.
In thus preparing the tub it does not
take the salt out of the butter around the
edge. Therefore it will keep in a cool,
damp cellar. In filing the tub do not
fill within about three-fourths of an inch
of the top. Then put on a clean white
cloth wet in cold water, tuck it down
around the edge of the tub, then spread
one-fOurth or one-third of an inch thick
of clean white salt over the cloth on
top of the butter, taking care that the
cloth or the salt does not come to the
top of the slaves of the tub. If it does
it will act like a siphon and draw the
brine over the top of the tub to the
outside, which of course does no good. "
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
Rnnnd TO Have tie Best.

Mrs. Moneybags Ito her husband)-
''Now understand me, Mr.. Moncybags,
unless can sit on the right-hand side of
the ship don't want any meals at all"
Mr.. Moneybags-"Why, my dearl"
Mrs. Moneybags-'I heard some one
say the star board would be on that side,
and l guess we're rich enough to have the
best. "-Hdrper's Bdzdr.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
A Wonderful Freak OF Nature

is sometimes exhibited in our public exhibit
tons When we gaze upon some OF the peculiar
freaks dame nature occasionally INDUCES IN,
our minds revert back 10 the creation OF mant
who is so fearfully and wonderfully made
The mysteries Of i nature have been unray-
eled by DR.. W. Pierce of Bufialoand through
his knowledge OF those mysteries he has been
able to prepare his Golden Medical DiscoV-
ery'' which Is n specific for all blood taints,
poisons and hurnors such as scrofula. pimples-
blotches, eruptions, swellings- tumors, ulcers
and kindred affections. BY druggists
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07

THE polled or hornless cattle are distinct
breed which first originated in Galloway,
Scotland. They are now extensively rtise4l IN
many parts of Scotland and England. and dif,
ferent modes OF culture have developed seVerA
distinct varieties OF the original stock
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
$500 Not Called For.

II seems strange that il Is necessary 10 per-
sI1ade men that you can cure their diseases by
Offering a premium to the man who fails Ia re-
ceive benefit. And yet DIR. sage undoubtedly
cured thousands OF cases OF obstinate catarrh
with his .-Catarrh Remedy" who would never
have applied 10 him. IL il had not been for his
offer OF the above sum for an incurabIe case
Who IS the next bidder for cure or cash!
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07
a Ronanza Mine

THERE are 428 Consular Agents attached To
the Consular Service in the United States
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07

Of health is TO be found in DIR. z. V. Pierce's
..Favorite Prescription" 10 the merits OF
which, as a remedy for female weakness and
kindred affections, thousands testify.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-10-07

IT i said that there Is not running stream
of water in NcLea County, Ill
Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-07
ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

The Wedding of Clarence Blakeslee
 and Miss Lulu Seely-DWfght Place
 Church Crowded With Friends Who
 Extend Their Best Wishes.
 MT. Clarence Blakeslee, graduate of the class of 's5 Sheffield Scientific school, was united in marriage yesterday morning to Miss Lulu, daughter of ex- City Clerk Seth T. Seely. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Twitchell, the pastor of the Dwight Place church, where the nuptial knot was tied. The church was filled with the friends of the contracting parties. The ushers were Dwight W. Blakeslee, Theodore Blakeslee. Dr. A. A. Crane and Lyman T. Law. The brides mother died a year ago, and on ac- count of this the ceremony was made as plain and unpretentious possible. There were no bridesmaids. At half-past Il the bridal party marched up to the flower -bestrewed altar, where Pr. Twitchell, assisted by the Rev. J. O. Peck of the Trinity M. E. church, made the happy couple man and wife. The bride looked charming in grey travelling suit After the ceremony MT. and Mrs. Blakeslee's numerous friends crowded around and extended their congratulations and best wishes for the future. MT. and Mrs. Blakeslee left for an extended wedding tour on an early afternoon train, which will include Washington and other large cities. MT. Blakeslee is a civil engineer connected with the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad His father is building hand some residence at the corner of George and Orchard streets as wedding present. Many other valuable and beautiful presents were received
Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-07
RACE FOR BRIDGE TENDER.

An Interesting Contest In Progress
 In The Boards of Selectmen And
 Public WOfks-A ssDark Horse,'
 Likely To Care For TOmlinson
 Bridge.
 Who will be appointed bridge tender at the Tomlinson bridge is a question often asked of late about the City Hall. When the bridge was made free there was grand rush for the office of bridge tender. The place is a fairly well paid one, and the num- Der of New Haveners who thought them selves capable to have charge of the engine which will open and shut the ex-toll bridge was surprising. The tender is to be appoint ed at joint meeting of the board of public works and selectmen. An endeavor to make an election proved fruitless Monday night, but the meeting resulted, in all proba- bility, in showing who the lucky man will be. Of all the applicants none it seems could show the experience of an engi- neer with the exception of MT. Harry Dier- ing, dark horse in the race. He received five votes and Callahan also received five, thus resulting in 8 tie An endeavor to hold another meeting last evening was not successful, as Selectman Cooper was absent from the city. MT. Diering is said to be we'll fitted for the place, and in all probability his friends will soon be congratulating him on his election
Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-07
THE FACTS.

New and Modern Drug Store to be
 Opened on the Corner of Church and
 Chapel Streets, SnOw's Present
 Stand.
 The public have been aware for some time past that among the principal business changes on Chapel street to occur this spring would be change at the Snow corner of Church and Chapel streets, and various and diversified have been the run4ors as to the rental of the premises and the coming new tenants and particularly as to the branch ot business that would be located there. We have authentic and correct information on the subject which shows that all previously published 1umors on the subject have been "away off," This handsome store has been leased by MT. H. R. Sperry, one of our young and enterprising townsmen, for the drug business. MT. Sperry is we'll known to the public. having been for the last four and one half years with the wholesale drug house of c. s. Leete & Go. on State street, previous to which he was for ten years at the Whittelsey drug store on Chapel street, and having had the management of the latter store for the three years following the death of Dr. 0. B. Whittelsey. MT. Sperry will conduct irst-class retail drug business and to some extent wholesale bus mess at the store he has leased, and will make speciality of fine drugs, also of soda fountain in every respect will be purchased. MT. Sperry will make various improvements of the premises and fit it up in improved modern style The store will be in all re- spects 8 fine one and in consonance with the highly central character of the location.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-07
A NOTABLE ENLARGEMENT.

F. M. Brown & Co.'s Grand Spring
 Opentng-The StOre's Extension.
 Thousands of ladies visited F. M. Brown & Co., s mammoth store yesterday, yesterday and to day being the grand opening days for spring styles at this celebrated emporium. The display goes far ahead of any former display made at this establishment, both in quality and extent. The firm have now with the big addition made to their premises the additional room which the growth and extent of their business requires. Multitudes viewed yesterday the mammoth new addition, which gives the house increased room to the extent of 250 by 50 feet, or 12, 800 more square feet of room; or rode up the elegant new ele- vator, which is one of the finest in the United States and cost over $3, 900, and is noiseless in moving and as safe as ones parlor; or viewed the splendid display of cloaks, wraps and costumes; or were captivated by the mammoth display of trimmed hats and bon nets in all the new and latest Parisian spring styles; or glanced at the new departments. There is now an upholstery department filled with lace curtains, Turcoman curtains, win dow dTaperies, lambrequin curtains, etc.
 Housekeepers will give it big trade this season. A great feature of the display is the SILKS ana dress gooos department, which IS one of the finest in the New England States. Access to the upper floor extension is reached by the elevator and by two spacious pairs of handsome stairs, one on either side, in the rear Also in the rear upstairs is fine waiting room for ladies supplied with fashion magazines and writing materials; also there is a stylish room, fitting room where ladies can try on cloaks, wraps, etc. The offices are on the second floor, midway, and the appearance of the premises with the great addition filled with goods is such as to ex- cite admiration and approval from all be- holders. The stock of goods baffies descrip- ton and is credit to the city. The deeora- tion of the store is specially handsome and tropical plants aid in the beauty of the scene The large business done by the firm and it's notable enlargement of busi- ness attract attention in New York business circles, as was abundantly shown by the presence of large number of merchants from New York, Philadelphia and Boston at the opening yesterday, while present also were many of our leading citizens, who ordi narily think that attending 'dry goods open ings" is the exclusive privilege of the fe- male members of the family.